My initial understanding for the term “Hiraeth” is that it’s like being homesick. For the assignment some topics could be about moving to a new place to live, starting a new job, or starting a new school. Each of these you would have this feeling through. It could lead to some emotions, like sadness. Although we all like what we do now we will have some Hiraeth toward our past.
After moving out of our house many years ago I had really missed living there. As I’d walk down the street from the bus after school I would look back at it and think of how life was before moving out. It was sad for me the day we had to move and today I still miss living there. In that house I had a small bedroom that I actually was hardly ever in but I had kept all my stuff in there. In our backyard we had a pool that we’d go in a lot during summer. Although I don’t live there anymore I still have a feeling toward that house. The house itself was a good size, not too big and not too small. It was on the same street that some of my family also lived on so back then I could go visit at any time. It was also right across the street from where my best friend had lived. He and I would meet up at the park that was right behind my house once in a while. Once last thing that was great was that it was close to a field where me and my cousin would go have a football catch. This made it feel more entertaining than in our backyard. Inside the house there were two bedrooms. Mine was the smaller one but to me back then it seemed like a good size. It had also had a window to our backyard which I could also see the park that was behind our house. During our time there we had eventually built an above ground pool which had blocked most of my view from the window. One thing I enjoyed was our attic. Up there we had two drum sets, one regular sized one for my father, and one small one for me. I was not good with drums but would just like to mess around on them while listening to my father. The pool was one thing I’m glad we had added to that house. It was an above ground pool that was about four feet deep. During the days of summer when the blazing heat felt too bad we’d go for a swim. Back then it always felt special to go in there during the summer but once fall would hit we would close it up and have to wait months before going in it again. That was one of the main things I hated back than about fall and winter. Because of my life at that house before we moved, I will always have some feeling towards it. Starting off there was a great thing for me. Family and friends all on the same street made it easier to go visit. If we had never moved then I would’ve had a good time over there near everyone. However, I would have also not had nearly as many friends as I do now so even though I miss it there I am happy that we eventually moved.
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Kann
2/15/2017 07:20:59 pm
Oh Nick that's a very nice story.
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